Many Trees Knocked Down by Wind and Rain in Gyeongnam Region, No Human or Property Damage Reported

Gyeongnam Provincial Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters on 24-Hour Emergency Duty, Continuous Response

From the night of the 4th to the early morning of the 6th, the Gyeongnam region experienced heavy rain accompanied by strong winds.

The heavy rain advisory issued in the province around 4 a.m. on the 5th was lifted around 3 a.m. on the 6th, and the landslide warning, which was at the caution level, was downgraded to the interest level from 8 a.m. that day.

The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted that the rain would gradually stop from the afternoon of the 7th.

A tree was knocked down by wind and rain in Naeseo-eup, Masanhwoin-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam, and firefighters are removing it.
[Photo by Changwon Fire Headquarters]

According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters and Changwon Fire Headquarters, during this period, farmland roads and building basements across the province were flooded, and signboards fell down.

In many areas, trees could not withstand the strong winds and fell, blocking roads.

According to Gyeongsang Province on the 6th, despite the continuous heavy rain exceeding 300mm over three days, no casualties or property damage occurred.

The Provincial Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters held a heavy rain countermeasure meeting on the morning of the 4th and activated the initial response stage from 10 a.m., then entered emergency duty level 1 from 1 a.m. on the 5th.

A Gyeongnam Province official is conducting a preliminary inspection of the Uiryeong Hwayang Drainage Pump Station.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

In preparation for the heavy rain, 412 disaster-vulnerable facilities and areas at risk of casualties were thoroughly inspected, surveillance activities were conducted, and 659 drainage pump stations within cities and counties were supplied with electricity and test-operated as part of emergency inspections, maintaining 24-hour response duty.

All 92 drainage pump stations in the expected flood areas operated normally at 100% capacity.

Governor Park Wan-su said, “Recently, unpredictable heavy rains have frequently occurred due to abnormal climate, and the expected rainfall in May this year was also higher than average. Thanks to securing the largest national funding for disaster prevention projects in recent years and expanding many drainage pump stations, we were able to respond quickly to the unexpected heavy rain.”

He added, “We will do our best to create a safe Gyeongnam from natural disasters by additionally securing flood prevention facilities such as drainage pump stations in disaster-vulnerable areas in the future.”

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